<p>A former joint director of Rajasthan's department of information technology and communication (DOIT&C) has been arrested on money laundering charges linked to a case of possession of alleged disproportionate assets against him and others, the Enforcement Directorate said on Monday.</p>.Rajasthan govt most corrupt, new scams emerging every day: BJP leader Pralhad Joshi.<p>Ved Prakash Yadav was arrested on August 9 after his premises in Jaipur (Rajasthan) and Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh) were searched by the agency.</p>.<p>He was produced before a special Prevention of Money Laundering (PMLA) court in Jaipur that sent him to ED custody till August 14, the central agency said in a statement.</p>.<p>The ED case of money laundering against Yadav stems from an FIR of the state anti-corruption bureau (ACB) when he was posted as the joint director of the DOIT&C.</p>.<p>The ACB complaint alleged that during file scanning work at the UID branch of DoIT&C, two bags were found in an almirah filled with Rs 2.31 crore cash in the denomination of of Rs 500 and Rs 2000 apart from a one kg gold bar valued at Rs 61.80 lakh allegedly belonging to Yadav.</p>.<p>The ACB later filed a charge sheet against Yadav for 'acquiring disproportionate assets to the tune of Rs 3.35 crore during the period 31.03.1994 to 21.05.2023,' the ED said.</p>.<p>The ED said it seized sale deeds of properties, 'incriminating' documents and electronic devices during the raids it carried out at the premises of Yadav. The DOI&C, according to its website, is tasked for the computerisation and IT enablement for framing policy, planning, implementation and monitoring of information and Communication technologies and e-governance projects of Rajasthan.</p>
<p>A former joint director of Rajasthan's department of information technology and communication (DOIT&C) has been arrested on money laundering charges linked to a case of possession of alleged disproportionate assets against him and others, the Enforcement Directorate said on Monday.</p>.Rajasthan govt most corrupt, new scams emerging every day: BJP leader Pralhad Joshi.<p>Ved Prakash Yadav was arrested on August 9 after his premises in Jaipur (Rajasthan) and Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh) were searched by the agency.</p>.<p>He was produced before a special Prevention of Money Laundering (PMLA) court in Jaipur that sent him to ED custody till August 14, the central agency said in a statement.</p>.<p>The ED case of money laundering against Yadav stems from an FIR of the state anti-corruption bureau (ACB) when he was posted as the joint director of the DOIT&C.</p>.<p>The ACB complaint alleged that during file scanning work at the UID branch of DoIT&C, two bags were found in an almirah filled with Rs 2.31 crore cash in the denomination of of Rs 500 and Rs 2000 apart from a one kg gold bar valued at Rs 61.80 lakh allegedly belonging to Yadav.</p>.<p>The ACB later filed a charge sheet against Yadav for 'acquiring disproportionate assets to the tune of Rs 3.35 crore during the period 31.03.1994 to 21.05.2023,' the ED said.</p>.<p>The ED said it seized sale deeds of properties, 'incriminating' documents and electronic devices during the raids it carried out at the premises of Yadav. The DOI&C, according to its website, is tasked for the computerisation and IT enablement for framing policy, planning, implementation and monitoring of information and Communication technologies and e-governance projects of Rajasthan.</p>